Bouanga sparks LAFC to triumph over Genuine Salt Lake

SANDY, Utah-- Dénis Bouanga scored his league-leading ninth objective of the season to lead Los Angeles FC to a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

LAFC (6-1-3) beat Real Salt Lake (3-6-2) for a seventh straight time and improved to 11-1-0 in the series.

Kwadwo Opoku got his first objective-- with an assist from Ilie Sánchez-- since scoring in the season opener to stake LAFC to a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute.

Bouanga stretched the cause 2–– 0 when he took a pass from Carlos Vela and scored in the 35th minute.

Mateusz Bogusz subbed in for Vela in the 80th minute and scored on a penalty shot in the 87th to finish the scoring.

John McCarthy finished with 5 saves to make the tidy sheet for LAFC. Zac MacMatch saved one shot genuine Salt Lake.

LAFC earned a roadway win for simply the 3rd time in its last 12 shots. LAFC moved past expansion St. Louis City and into second location in the Western Conference with the triumph, 2 points behind the Seattle Sounders.

Genuine Salt Lake was coming off back-to-back scoreless draws and was unbeaten in its last 3 matches.

LAFC returns house to host Sporting KC on Wednesday. Real Salt Lake will host the Portland Timbers on Wednesday.